Construction Manager, Transportation Engineering Services Canada

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a TES Construction Manager who will lead the construction process for various facilities. In this dynamic role, you will oversee project management, ensuring safety, compliance, and budget adherence while working on multiple projects across North America. You will collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, driving innovative solutions and sustainable practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of construction in a fast-paced environment, where your leadership will directly impact the success of construction initiatives. If you are passionate about construction and project management, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management and construction experience required.
• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of construction experience in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple construction projects while ensuring safety and compliance.
• Supervise contractors and maintain schedules and budgets.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

Project Management

Construction Management

Budget Tracking

Stakeholder Communication

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Amazon Information Systems

Job description

As the TES Construction Manager, you are a customer obsessed leader in the Amazon construction process. In this role, you play an integral part in the implementation of the facility network infrastructure; including sortation centers, delivery stations, and auxiliary buildings that support those facilities. The construction projects include new builds, retrofits, and expansions. You are required to perform detailed deep dive reviews of job budgets and schedules to identify and resolve any discrepancies, including information in contractor bid packages. You will partner with internal customers and external stakeholders to earn their trust and engage as a team to deliver results. You must ensure information is communicated to internal and external stakeholders in an effective and timely manner. Some key competencies of this position include; insist on the highest standards, ensure contracted resources deliver work that meets duration and quality targets, coach developers, design engineers, contractors during the project duration, seek better ways to serve Amazon customers, influence internal stakeholders while holding them accountable for their actions, ensure all internal and external team members maintain proposed schedules and budgets, help to invent and simplify innovative solutions that allow for improved processes and results, while working on multiple projects in various locations. This opportunity combines construction, engineering, planning, project management, facilities management, and contract management. The TES Construction Manager position includes approximately 60% travel in North America.

Key job responsibilities

1. Supervise the implementation and management of Amazon’s safety programs and standards with the entire internal and external project team.
2. Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
3. Ensure that the skills and competencies of contract labor are appropriate to need and fit to undertake the work.
4. Operate independently in the assigned role and region; interacting with leadership and stakeholders to resolve issues.
5. Comprehensive budget and schedule tracking and cashflow forecasting.
6. Identify and solve for factors that may impede a successful project hand-over to Amazon stakeholders while striving for frugality and accomplishing more with less.
7. Interface and coordinate with the authorities that have jurisdiction (AHJ) on projects to maintain regulatory compliance and seamless job execution.
8. Advise on the impact of changes in schedule, costs, and permitting.
9. Maintain internal and external stakeholders up-to-date on pertinent information through comprehensive and timely written and oral communication.

A day in the life

Each day you will act as an owner at TES to ensure the safe, on-time and in-budget execution of Amazon construction projects. Daily tasks may be comprised of:

1. Site management: coordination with contractors on projected changes and project status.
2. Ensure contractors are meeting contractual obligations.
3. Seek sustainable, environmentally-friendly solutions throughout the construction process while implementing Amazon’s environmentally friendly building practices.
4. Utilize Amazon information systems to record and update schedule, budget, and other key developments.
5. Negotiate contract terms with vendors while driving partners to meet or exceed agreed-to schedules and budgets.
6. Participate in weekly Architect, Owner, and Contractor (AOC) meetings and provide input on root causes and corrective actions.

About the team

At Amazon, we are all Employee Owners who leverage unique opportunities through design review, construction bidding, construction execution, and final hand-off to our customers. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working to develop the innovative physical assets our Customers expect and striving to be the Earth’s best employer.

Qualifications

- 7+ years of project management, real estate development, architecture/design experience.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Candidate must have at least 5 years of Construction Experience within Canada.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.